Philip Warwick
Sir Philip Warwick (born December 24, 1609 in Westminster , † January 15, 1683 probably in Chislehurst , Kent ) was an English writer and politician. He became known through his memoirs, Memoirs of the reigne of King Charles I, with a continuation to the happy restoration of King Charles II (1675/77).
Life
The son of Westminster Abbey organist Thomas Warwick attended Eton College , traveled abroad and in 1636 became secretary to Lord High Treasurer William Juxon . He was later a member of the Long Parliament from 1640 to 1644 for New Radnor Boroughs . He voted against the Bill of Attainder , the condemnation of Strafford , and followed Charles I to Oxford . He fought at the Battle of Edgehill and became one of the royal secretaries while negotiating with Parliament at Hampton Court Palace .
Warwick stayed in England and was loyal to Charles II during the English Commonwealth . In 1660 the King knighted him, in 1641 he was again a Member of Parliament for Westminster and Secretary to the Lord Treasurer , Lord Southampton , until May 1667.
Warwick's only son, the younger Philip Warwick (1640–1683), served as envoy to Sweden from 1680 to 1683.
literature
- John W. Packer: The Transformation of Anglicanism, 1643-1660: With Special Reference to Hammond , Manchester UP, 1969 (pp. 29f)
Web links
- WARWICK, Sir Philip (1609-83), of Westminster and Frognal, Chislehurst, Kent. | History of Parliament Online. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
Single receipts
- ^ New York Public Library: Memoirs of the Reign of King Charles the First . J. Ballantyne, 1813 ( archive.org [accessed January 19, 2020]).
- ^ ANL Grosjean, 'Warwick, Philip (baptized 1640, † 1683)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warwick, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westminster |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1683 |